Giant alien robots start life as sketches

Giant alien robots don't actually exist. So the dozens featured in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" had to be built from the ground up.

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Special effects outsourcing grows in India

Outsourcing to India, long dominated by software engineering and back-office work, is expanding in new terrain: special effects for movies.

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`Dark Knight,' `Iron Man' battle for effects Oscar

Superheroes Batman, Iron Man and Hellboy are mixing it up with Brad Pitt, Nicole Kidman and an ancient mummy for the visual-effects Academy Award.

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'Indiana Jones' and the computer-generated jungle

In these hallowed halls, Indiana Jones almost seems out of place.

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A study to identify any rare side effects of the swine flu vaccination is being launched by scientists in Dundee, UK.

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Muslim youths in the United States and how 9/11 has affected them are discussed in this September 6, 2009 article, which focuses especially on the Louisville, Kentucky area.

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The Logic of One World Currency

Throughout the time of christianity, there has been a legacy of a one world currency that will come to be in the end times.

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There's a Full Moon Tonight

Legend has it that the full moon brings out the werewolf in people, and has eerie effects on vampires. For those of us who have worked a graveyard shift for the general public, we have learned a great respect for the full moon.

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Is the "Cash for Clunkers" Program Really a Success or Wasteful?

Perhaps the most energy efficient car is the one you already own. It takes a lot of energy (and money) to produce a new car.

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You Challenge My Creativity, I'll Challenge Yours.

I'm tired of all the political back-and-forth crapola, soooooo, not in my column ya' don't.

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Frequent use of marijuana can injure the lungs and heart if a person is smoking marijuana. Chronic bronchitis and inflamed sinuses are common respiratory dilemma of marijuana users. Research shown severe health conditions of long- term effects of marijuana but are not yet known.

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The hot issue of legalizing marijuana use over the United States is also highlighting the debate if there are really marijuana long term effects on its users.

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There are plenty of photography sites online. They provide tips for better pictures. Or, they'll help you edit and share photos. But some just help you have fun.

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Unexpected Consequences of Trying to be Perfect

We're heavily influenced by our society which values flawless performance and places great emphasis on winning, especially for men.

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NuvaRing Birth Control Vaginal Ring Side Effects

Are you currently using the NuvaRing? If you are, you hardly are alone. The fact is since its introduction on to the market in various countries around the world (including the United States in 2001) the NuvaRing has been used by many women interested in preventing pregnancy.

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What exactly are you doing to your brain when you drink alcohol or coffee? If you think they can't be doing much harm, the pictures on the opposite page may come as a shock.

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In the interview with Larry King that I have embedded here, when asked how all of the fame will change her, Ms. Boyle replies: "Well, I certainly won't be lonely anymore." I wonder if she knows what that means.

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Was it torture and if so should it be prosecuted?

There have been many discussions going on about the alleged torture committed by the United States during the "War on terror". Many argue that what has been done to the prisoners did not constitute torture, because there were no lasting effects.

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Every night without adequate rest is like adding to a sleep debt—eventually it will have to be repaid. Even after one sleepless night, we can feel the first effects of sleep deprivation—irritability, memory loss, and drowsiness.

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Combing thru the data on GMO foods, I found this one that suggests eating GMO foods thru one's pregnancy can result in underweight babies.

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Excerpt: In today's society there is no doubt that the human-animal bond is stronger than ever.

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There are so many explosives - bombs and grenades - that litter the ground around Tegel airport that more than 500 sites will be excavated to finally make it safe for passenger jets if they stray off the tarmac.

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Excerpt: Falling temperatures in winter may cause an unhealthy rise in high blood pressure in elderly people, according to a new study linking cooler temperatures with higher blood pressure.

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These are 35 great green and earthy photoshop effects.

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Norway initiates negotiations on a treaty outlawing cluster munitions, which about 100 nations are due to sign

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Excerpt: In the last few years, psychologists and researchers have been digging up hard data on a question previously left to philosophers: What makes us happy? Researchers like the father-son team Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener, Stanford psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky, and e …

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Excerpt: (NaturalNews) The current mainstream model of human health tells us that we are predestined to encounter certain illnesses, and that our weight is largely down to genes.

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The Bat-plan was simple: Base-jump off one Hong Kong skyscraper, smash through the window of another, grab the Chinese crime boss, then hitch a drag chute to a passing C-130 cargo plane for a daring aerial escape.

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Why Carbon Monoxide is So Dangerous in the Bloodstream

Carbon monoxide remains a deadly threat every winter, especially in northern climes where people of limited means try to keep warm by using unvented kerosene heaters or similar heating elements.

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